Dundas Street was and is the commercial centre of the Junction. Here were the stores were Ellis and his friends bought their groceries, clothing, and other goods. Dundas Street was also the site of many of the Junction’s hotels, including some designed by James Ellis, important stops for people going to and from Toronto. These hotels also earned infamy as the debauched site of alcohol consumption prior to 1904, at which time the town banned the sale of alcohol.